Acts 23:15-21

¹⁵So you and the council should send word to the commander that he should bring Paul down to meet with you, as if you wanted to examine his case in more detail. We're ready to kill him along the way.”

¹⁶But Paul's nephew (his sister's son) heard about their planned ambush, and he went into the fortress and told Paul about it.

¹⁷Paul called over one of the centurions, and told him, “Take this young man to the commander, because he has some information to share with him.”

¹⁸So the centurion took Paul's nephew and brought him to the commander and told him, “The prisoner Paul called me over and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”

¹⁹The commander took the young man by the hand and drew him aside. “What do you have to tell me?” he asked quietly.

²⁰“The Jews have arranged to ask you to bring Paul to the council tomorrow, as if they wanted to ask more detailed questions about his case,” he explained.

²¹“Please don't listen to them, because they have planned to ambush him with more than forty men who have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They're ready right now, waiting for you to agree to the request.”